Bishop's Frome

Bishop's Frome (or Bishops Frome) is a village and civil parish in eastern Herefordshire, England. The village is 11 miles (18 km) north-east of the city and county town of Hereford, 8 miles (13 km) west of Malvern and 4 miles (6 km) south of Bromyard.

Bishop's Frome

St Mary's Church
Bishop's Frome
Location within Herefordshire
OS grid referenceSO660485
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBROMYARD
Postcode districtWR6
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

The River Frome flows north to south through the parish and at the eastern edge of the village. Local agriculture includes the growing of hops and cider apples. Within the parish is a cider making company and a wine making business. Bishop's Frome gives its name to the Bishop's Frome Limestone which outcrops locally.[1] Parish population at the 2011 census was 834. Although the parish is in Herefordshire, its mail is handled in Worcester and its outward postcode is WR6.

St Mary's parish church at the south of the village is approached through a lychgate. The church contains a font over 700 years old, and a memorial depicting the carved figure of a knight in armour, sword in hand and a lion at his feet.

References
  1. "Bishop's Frome Limestone Member", The BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units. Retrieved 11 March 2020


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